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Old computers
go out on eDay
Thinking about throwing
out your old computer or
printer?
You'd be doing the
world a favour if you dis-
pose of it on eDay.
Now in its fifth year,
eDay is the only nation-
wide community e-waste
recycling event for
households and small
businesses to dispose of
old computer equipment
in an environmentally
sound way -- and at no
cost.
It'll be held in more
than 40 centres -- includ-
ing Manukau -- on
November 6.
Organisers are aiming
to divert as much as
1300 tonnes of electronic
waste from landfills, up
from last year's record
amount of 976 tonnes.
More than 83,000
items were collected last
year, including 30 tonnes
collected at the Manukau
city centre drive-through
site.
The new eDay New
Zealand Trust, an inde-
pendent community
trust set up to promote
the responsible recycling
of electronic waste, will
be running the event.
And it's encouraging
communities to collect
their
neighbourhood
e-waste in one place
before taking one trip to
the drop-off location to
save time and reduce
vehicle emissions.
Trust chairman Laur-
ence Zwimpfer says the
Starship scheme is a
good example of e-waste
recycling that benefits
the community.
And television sets
won't be included on this
year's recycling list.
We had hoped to be
able to include television
sets and home hi-fi
equipment this year
because 25 percent of the
16,000 people disposing
of equipment at last
year's eDay indicated
they have an old tele-
vision set waiting for dis-
posal.
But unfortunately we
can't include them,'' Mr
Zwimpfer says.
The channels for
recycling television sets
are not sufficiently well
developed so we encour-
age everyone to hold on
to old television sets for
just a bit longer.''
eDay is on November
6,9amto3pmatits
drive-through site in the
Manukau City Council
carpark, off Wiri Station
Rd, Manukau city centre.
Volunteers wishing to
help out on the day can go
to www.eday.org.nz to
sign up online.
DISPOSABLE ITEMS
What can be disposed
of? All computer-
related equipment
Game consoles
Fax machines
Digital cameras
The trust also
accepts mobile
phones although it's
encouraging people to
donate them to
Starship Hospital's
recycling appeal.